Bob Levy (comedian)

"The Reverend" Bob Levy (born August 12, 1962) is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality, writer, and actor.

Bob Levy
Pseudonym"The Reverend"
Born (1962-08-12) August 12, 1962
Staten Island, New York
NationalityAmerican

Early life and career

Levy was born on Staten Island in New York City.[1] He dropped out of high school after six years and worked several jobs, including landscaping and painting.[1] For a brief period, he was a semi-professional wrestler under the name "Heartbreaker" Bobby Slayer.

Levy was not much of a comedy fan until he started listening to The Howard Stern Show in 1990, for which he started to send jokes and song parodies that he had written. Levy then started to attend open mic nights hosted by the show's writer, Jackie Martling.[1] Levy recalled that he was unpaid for the first year of doing stand-up.[1] Later on, Martling gave Levy the nickname "The Reverend"; Levy recalled: "Because I was a filthy fuckin' pig, and he wanted to call me the opposite of what I was doing onstage".[2]

By 2001, Levy had appeared on Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen, performed at Woodstock '94, and had opened for the Edgar Winter Group and Bachman Turner Overdrive.[3]

In 2002, Levy entered himself in the World's Meanest Listener contest held on The Howard Stern Show which increased his profile. He submitted clips of himself roasting Stern and the staff which were well received and made him a top three finalist.[1] In 2004, he was one of the contestants on Get John's Job contest. He was one of the hosts of The Killers of Comedy Tour, a comedy tour featuring several of the show's guests and staffers. When the show moved to SiriusXM in 2006, Levy was the host of the show's series of live comedy roasts.

From 2006 to 2010, Levy was a co-host of the weekly comedy show Miserable Men on Howard 101 on SiriusXM Radio.[1][4]

In December 2007, Levy opened Levy's Comedy Club at the Ramada Inn in Levittown, Pennsylvania.[4]

In 2008, Levy took part in a boxing match with Danny Bonaduce.[5]

Until 2008, Levy was a writer and regular on Kidd Chris's morning radio show on WYSP in Philadelphia.[1][4] Levy also opened a weekend comedy club in Levittown, Pennsylvania and three other comedy clubs in Easton, Florida.

Levy is the former host of Rising with "The Reverend" Bob Levy with co-hosts Will Bozarth and John Kensil, on WNJC-AM in Philadelphia. In 2014, Levy was the host of Ears Wide Open with co-hosts Stacey Prussman and Joe Conte. It aired on WILC-AM in Washington, D.C. and WUFC-AM in Boston. Levy has also produced podcasts of his shows for Radio Misfits.

Personal life

In 2006, Levy divorced his wife. He has a son, Dominic.[1]

References
  1. Darrow, Chuck (31 August 2006). "He's no saint". Courier-Post. p. 12SJL. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Eye Weekly Toronto" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  3. "An evening with The Comedy Blast, Inc". The Weekender. 6 June 2001. p. 44. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Reverend Bob cranks up a riveting comedy scene". Philadelphis Daily News. 28 March 2008. pp. 54–55. Retrieved 13 August 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Danny Bonaduce Gets Revenge for Levy Slap". Dannybonaduce.net. 24 September 208. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
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